[RE-wrenches] AC house monitoring

[Drake]

For a less expensive option that is accurate 
enough to get the basic idea of energy flows, 
there is the ENVI PowerSave home energy monitor: WWW.powersave.us,

At 10:38 AM 12/12/2015, you wrote:
>I use the egauge a lot. Although it is not 
>circuit specific, you can tell from the profiles 
>what is taking power. You have 12 inputs so you 
>can use it on 12 circuits instead of just the overall service.
>If you buy 50A CTs they are pretty cheap.
>The Homeplug adapter makes getting the data to the internet very easy.
>I don't think you will find anything cheaper and easier.Â
>I have a spare unit I keep as a site assessment 
>tool. Even though we have a Fluke 435 Energy 
>Analyzer, the egauge is better for longer period assessments.
>Also, you can cascade them so if you have two 
>panels in different locations you can use one as an input to the other.Â
>
>On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:17 PM, jay 
><<mailto:jay.peltz at gmail.com>jay.peltz at gmail.com> wrote:
>HI All.
>
>I’ve been getting a bunch of requests for 
>better monitoring of AC circuits, and I want to 
>be able to understand some peoples loads better as well.
>This is for a full house 120v  and  240v
>And
>individual circuits.
>I don’t need revenue grade.
>But looking for something that is easy to use, 
>maybe blue tooth app, or digital display with 
>memory ( day/week/month would be good)
>Could be internet connected but not a priority.
>
>I’ve seen some for $40-80.
>
>There are so many out there I figure someone/s have got some fav’s.
>
>thanks
>
>jay
>
>peltz power
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